• Top News
  • New York Times/USA Today/Washington Examiner: Judge Maintains Block on Deportations of Venezuelans Under Wartime Law
  • CNN/New York Times: Trump administration invoking state secrets privilege over deportation flight information sought by federal judge
  • FOX News: Kristi Noem, Scott Turner establish effort to end ‘exploitation of housing programs’ by illegal immigrants
  • Reuters: US judge questions motives behind nixing deportation relief for Venezuelans
  • Miami Herald: Judge weighs lawsuit on Trump move to revoke legal status for a half-million migrants
  • Yahoo! News: Noem keeps busy in new job as Homeland Security Secretary
  • NBC News: ‘Nazis got better treatment,’ appeals court judge says of deportees in Alien Enemies Act case
  • FOX News: Federal authorities charge over 800 illegal aliens with immigration crimes in just 1 week
  • Border Report: Immigration lawyers fear backlash after memo warning of sanctions
  • FOX News: Federal authorities charge over 800 illegal aliens with immigration crimes in just 1 week
  • New York Times: Immigrants and Freedom of Speech
  • AP/Reuters: Columbia student protester who’s lived in the US since age 7 sues to stop deportation order
  • ABC News: Trump administration claims Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil misrepresented information on green card application
  • Politico: Columbia, Cornell students dodge ICE while their lawyers fight back against Trump
  • FOX News: Anti-Israel Ivy League student in US on visa being urged by ICE to surrender: court docs
  • The Hill: Pro-Palestinian activists face alarming new era under Trump
  • New York Times: U.S. Lodges New Accusations Against Detained Columbia Protest Leader
  • Border Report: What is the Alien Enemies Act Trump invoked to speed deportations?
  • ABC News: Trump asks Supreme Court to block reinstatement of fired probationary employees
  • The Hill: [NJ] Trump names Alina Habba interim top federal prosecutor for New Jersey
  • Yahoo! News: [El Salvador] Lawyers ask El Salvador’s Supreme Court to evaluate legality of detention of Venezuelans deported by the US
  • AP: [Venezuela] Trump says he’ll put a 25% tariff on countries that buy Venezuelan oil, though the US does so itself
  • FOX News: [Chile] US moves to extradite 3 alleged Tren de Aragua members to Chile
• Opinion – Editorials
  • Wall Street Journal: What the Trump War-Plan Chat Reveals
• Opinion – Op-Eds
  • The Hill: Trump’s deportations of criminals are saving both money and lives
  • Yahoo! News: The deep roots of ICE’s disdain for civil liberties
• Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • The Hill: IRS-ICE near agreement to share tax data for deportations: Report
  • CBS 7: Here is what the partnership between ICE and the IRS could mean for your data privacy
  • USA Today: Venezuelan women deported under Alien Enemies Act were returned to US say lawyers
  • Washington Examiner: DHS continues to combat allegations of TDA members being wrongly deported
  • Yahoo! News: The people legally in the U.S. who have been detained by ICE or refused entry
  • Newsweek: [MA] ICE Descends on Boston in Major Sweep After Mayor Says She Won’t Cooperate
  • FOX News: [MA] Homan blasts blue state as report shows it releasing illegals charged with ‘horrific’ crimes on low bails
  • Washington Examiner: [NY] Hochul pledges state police won’t help ICE despite pact with ‘renegade counties’
  • Telemundo Amarillo: [SC] Three arrested for shoplifting; ICE confirms they are members of the Aragua Train
  • CBS 7: [GA] ‘Brutally taken’: Undocumented immigrant accused of strangling mom of 5 to death
  • Univision: [FL] Alleged inmate at Krome migrant prison pleads for help due to inhumane conditions
  • CBS Austin: [TX] Illegal migrants charged in fiery suspected DWI crash that killed one
  • Newsweek: [TX] Deported Venezuelans Told to Sign Papers Admitting Gang Membership: Filing
  • Newsweek: [WA] Migrant ‘Lured’ to ICE Custody Fears Deportation to El Salvador
  • Newsweek: [CA] California Issues Warning to ICE Impostors
  • Axios: [El Salvador] Venezuelans Trump deported facing "significant harm" in prison, judge says
  • NBC News: [El Salvador] Venezuelan tattoo artist who agreed to go back home was sent to El Salvador prison, family says
• Citizenship and Immigration Services
  • New York Times: Venezuelan Immigrants Ask Judge to Maintain Their Protection in U.S.
  • Miami Herald: Federal judge signals ‘likelihood of injury’ as Venezuelan TPS deadline looms
  • Reuters: Trump administration rolls back restrictions on sharing migrant minor sponsors’ immigration status
  • AP: Some US embassies in Europe post warnings to would-be visa seekers: Watch your step
  • FOX News: Trans European travelers warned by their countries about US travel amid Trump ‘two-sexes’ order
  • Miami Herald: [NY] Chinese woman wanting US citizenship is scammed out of $500,000 by fake agent, feds say
  • Yahoo! News: [WV] Morgantown business owner admits to using dead people’s social security numbers for illegal employees
  • Newsweek: [Canada] Canada Updates Travel Advice for US
• Customs and Border Protection
  • Houston Chronicle: [NY] United passengers flying to Houston file lawsuit accusing pilot of pulling man from the bathroom
  • Miami Herald: [KY] Hatching egg seizures on the rise at Louisville port of entry
  • CBS Detroit: [MI] U.S. border officers seize 116 pounds of cocaine at Ambassador Bridge
  • Telemundo Amarillo: [TX] Immigration canine agent stops migrant smuggling hidden in a trailer in Texas
  • Border Report: [TX] Cartel member caught crossing Rio Grande, Border Patrol says
  • Yahoo! News: [AZ] Border Patrol begins filling 7 ‘vulnerable gaps’ in border wall near Yuma
  • FOX News: [CA] Wife of slain California fire captain receives medical treatment prior to jail booking
  • NPR: [Canada] Locals feel a loss as the U.S. limits Canadian access to cross-border library
  • FOX News: [Canada] US northern border sees Romanian illegal immigrant influx as expert predicts what could be driving them
  • FOX News: [Mexico] Zombie drug’ smuggled across southern border a growing threat to Americans, doctor warns
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • Government Executive/Federal News Network: FEMA set for elimination, Noem says, amid bipartisan House reform proposal
  • AP: Firefighters in the Carolinas battle multiple wildfires as New Jersey crews contain a forest blaze
  • USA Today: State of emergency declared as wildfires rage out of control in the Carolinas
  • Newsweek: North, South Carolina Wildfire Map Shows Blazes Spread to 6,000 Acres
  • NPR: [NC] Wildfires devastate western North Carolina, fueled by debris from flooding
  • WSPA: [NC] Polk Co. wildfires approaching 5,000 acres, evacuations remain in place
  • Salem Statesman Journal: [NC] Oregon deploys more than 2 dozen firefighters to battle North Carolina wildfires
  • Yahoo! News: [FL] FEMA Temporary Sheltering Assistance program set to end, hundreds still in hotels after hurricanes
  • Axios: [MI] Areas that could suffer without FEMA include Detroit
  • Nebraska Examiner: [NE] Nebraska governor declares emergency for 24 counties affected by blizzard
  • Reuters: [CA] Downed municipal power lines may have caused LA’s Palisades Fire, lawsuit claims
• Secret Service
  • FOX News: Trump revokes former US DHS Secretary Maryorkas’ Secret Service protection
  • CBS Pittsburgh: [PA] Card skimmers are popping up in the Pittsburgh area more often
  • Yahoo! News: [FL] Port St. Lucie Police report linking man to three counterfeit money cases in Tradition
• Coast Guard
  • FOX 5 San Diego: USS Spruance departs San Diego for Texas-Mexico border
  • HS Today: Rear Admiral Chris Bartz Retires After Distinguished Career in U.S. Coast Guard and Cybersecurity Leadership
  • USA Today: Span of disaster: US bridges face deadly risk of ship ramming, study finds
  • Transportation Today: NTSB report: 68 bridges across U.S. require risk-of-collapse assessments
  • WAVY: [VA] Coast Guard responding to water rescue in Hampton
  • FreightWaves: [MD] NTSB faults Maryland in Key Bridge collapse, warns dozens of other bridges at risk
  • Miami Herald: [FL] Three dead, child missing after boat flips with 8 people aboard, Florida rescuers say
  • ABC 10 Miami: [FL] Man caught smuggling 253 bricks of cocaine on boat near Port Everglades, feds say
  • ABC News: [WA] Woman and dog fall into Washington state river, recovery mission underway: Police
  • ABC 4 Seattle: [WA] Former Army sergeant swept away in Carbon River; recovery effort hampered by rough terrain
  • 640 AM Los Angeles: [CA] Kayaker Has Been Reported Missing
  • San Francisco Chronicle: [CA] Hikers rescued from sheer cliff on Northern California’s Lost Coast
  • ABC News: [AK] 3 survivors rescued from icy lake after plane goes missing in Alaska
  • 96.5 FM Orlando: [AK] A Small Aircraft Carrying 3 People Is Reported Overdue
  • Ships & Ports: [Nigeria] US Coast Guard Applauds Nigeria’s Progress in Poert Security Compliance
  • SeaPower Magazine: [New Zealand] CMF’s Combined Task Force 150 and U.S. Coast Guard Integration Key in Recent Drug Seizure
• CISA/Cybersecurity
  • Yahoo! News: ‘Cybersecurity incident’ may affect families who have gone to Dayton Children’s Hospital
• Terrorism Investigations
  • ABC News: Man convicted of plotting 9/11-style attack asks for new lawyers at sentencing
  • CNN: FBI launches task force targeting anti-Tesla “domestic terrorism”
  • New York Times: Intelligence Assessment Warns Against Conflating Legal Musk Protests With Vandalism
  • FOX News: Kash Patel sharpens warning message for Tesla ‘domestic terrorism’ perpetrators ahead of ‘day of action’
  • NBC News: [FL] Man charged with assault at Tesla dealership after driving car at protesters
  • AP: [NM] Prosecutors say evidence is ‘strong’ against suspects in New Mexico park shooting that killed 3
  • CBS Minnesota: [MN] Man 18, sentenced for role in 2023 mass shooting at Nudieland music venue in Minneapolis
  • USA Today: [TX] Bomb squad called after Texas police find incendiary devices at Tesla dealership
• National Security News
  • New York Times: Hegseth Disclosed Secret War Plans in a Group Chat
  • CBS News: Lawmakers demand probe into group chat on Trump team’s war plans
  • Washington Examiner: Hegseth dismisses leaked Houthi plans and condemns journalist involved
  • The Hill: Jeffries calls for investigation of top Trump officials after bombshell military breach
  • AP: Intelligence officials to brief Senate on national security threats facing the United States
  • AP: Judge blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive information at US agencies
  • AP: [Canada] Canada’s leader laments lost friendship with US in town that sheltered stranded Americans after 9/11
  • Border Report: [Mexico] Travel warning in effect for Tamaulipas starting Monday
  • New York Times: [Greenland’] Trump says ‘people from Greenland’ invited U.S. delegation. Greenland wants a word.
  • Newsweek: [Greenland] JD Vance’s Wife Visits Greenland As He Talks Up ‘Territorial Interest’
  • Reuters: [Ukraine] Ukraine, US to Meet in Riyadh After Russia-US Black Sea Ceasefire Talks
  • CBS News: [Russia] U.S. and Russia expected to make joint statement following talks focused on Black Sea ceasefire deal
  • Washington Examiner: [Israel] Netanyahu faces internal ‘civil war’ as IDF bombards Gaza
  • Yahoo! News: [Afghanistan] Taliban says it will swap two US prisoners for ‘Bin Laden’s special aide’
  • MeriTalk: [China] FCC Launches Sweeping Probe of Chinese Telecom Giants
  • New York Times: [China] China Frees Employees of U.S. Consulting Firm After 2-Year Detention

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